RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (RTM) IS A RELATIVELY HIGH-RATE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE, LOW-COST METHOD OF PRODUCING FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES. THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY IS CURRENTLY TURNING TO THIS PROCESS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO AUTOCLAVE MOLDING OF PRE-IMPREGNATED ADVANCED COMPOSITES. RTM HAS BECOME MORE ACCEPTED AND IS GAINING IN POPULARITY BECAUSE OF ITS RATE POTENTIAL, WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH ITS HIGH-PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS, IS TAKING COMPOSITES OUT OF THE HIGH-DOLLAR VALUE ARENA AND INTO THE HIGHER-RATE TACTICAL WEAPONS MARKET. AS RTM MATURES AND EVEN HIGHER RATES ARE DEMONSTRATED, COSTS WILL COME DOWN AND OTHER MARKETS, SUCH AS AUTOMOTIVE, WILL OPEN.
| Number of Pages : | 5 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
